Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser.

Bigleaf Hydrangea

Synonyms: Hortensia opuloides, Hydrangea hortensia, Hydrangea hortensis, Hydrangea maritima, Hydrangea opuloides, Viburnum macrophyllum

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Hydrangeaceae

Genus: Hydrangea

Species: Hydrangea macrophylla

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Introduced

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: Not Listed

PHOTOS OF Hydrangea macrophylla